Do you ever forget to drink during winter? Yikes, it happens
to me all the time and then by the end of the day I feel super dehydrated and
very thirsty.It’s one of the simplest
things to remember but somehow it’s the last thing on my mind during busy days.
So the other week Balazs suggested that I should try jazzing up my plain water
with some fruity ice cubes to make drinking more appealing. And you know what,
it worked! So far I tried: pomegranate + coconut stripes, lavender and mint, flower petals + mint (I love rose petals the most), blood orange juice cubes, thyme + rosemary + basil, kiwi + strawberry, lime + lemon zest.

What I do is make a bunch of different combinations and let
them chill in the freezer. Each day depending on what water flavour I’m in a
mood for, I pop a few ice cubes into my water bottle and I am ready to roll.

How do you stay hydrated? Any other yummy combinations? I'd love to try them... xo

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I was thinking about this the other day too. It's a strange thing since during summer I have the habit of carrying a water-bottle with me everywhere but somehow when the weather turns I forget to take it with me. I have oranges at home this morning so I am going to try the fruity idea. They look beautiful. Jill

While this is a lovely way to flavor your water and mix it up a bit, I just have to remind people that you don't need to force yourself to hydrate. It's not something to have to "remember" to do. Your body makes quite certain that you know if you need to drink more water. As a doctor, I have to say that in training it is drilled into us that the only people that have health problems from not drinking enough water (ie renal failure) are those who are physically unable to get their own water or for some reason don't sense that they need more water. These are people such as babies, the mentally and physically handicapped, and the frail elderly. Not you lovely young women who will get a raging thirst if your body senses the even the mildest dehydration. So please, don't stress out about forcing yourself to drink water. Oh, and the 8 cups of water a day thing is bogus. Just drink when you want to or when you feel thirsty. You have not caused yourself any harm by getting to the point of thirst.